€€€€French fine diningCentre HistoriqueWed-Sun 12:00-13:30, 19:00-20:30; closed Mon-Tue
La Maison des Cariatides won a Michelin star in the 2026 guide, chefs Vincent and Marie-Cécile Gomis cooking in Dijon's old antiques quarter.
OrderThe seafood course, where the kitchen's citrus and soft-spice seasoning shows best.
TipAsk for the rear terrace table in warm weather; the dining room can fill fast on weekend evenings.
So ★ 4.2
€€€€French bistroCentre HistoriqueTue-Wed 19:30-21:00; Thu-Sat 12:00-14:00, 19:30-21:00; closed Mon, Sun
So is chef So Takahashi's Bib Gourmand bistro on Rue Amiral-Roussin in Dijon, a Japanese-run kitchen cooking French plates from market produce.
OrderWhatever So Takahashi bought at market that morning; the menu changes with it.
TipSo cooks alone, so the room is small; his wife Rie runs the floor and can talk you through the day's dishes.
€€€€French bistroCentre HistoriqueMon-Fri 12:00-13:45, 19:00-21:30; Sat-Sun 12:00-14:15, 19:00-21:30
Le Pré aux Clercs faces the Palais des Ducs on Place de la Libération in Dijon, its menu developed in collaboration with chef Georges Blanc.
OrderA dish from the seasonal carte, written with chef Georges Blanc.
TipThe terrace looks straight onto Place de la Libération; book it ahead for a summer evening.
€€€€French regionalCite GastronomieSun-Wed 11:30-14:30; Thu-Sat 11:30-14:30, 19:00-22:00
Meurette et Persillé is chef Florent Colombo's Burgundian dining room inside the Cité Internationale de la Gastronomie et du Vin complex in Dijon.
OrderThe oeufs en meurette, the dish the restaurant is named for and its clearest signature plate.
TipIt sits inside the Cité de la Gastronomie complex, so pair a meal with the free permanent exhibitions on the French gastronomic meal.
€€€€BurgersCentre HistoriqueTue-Wed 11:30-21:30; Thu 11:30-22:00; Fri-Sat 11:30-22:30; closed Mon, Sun
Foodies is Julien Chauvenet's burger counter on Rue François Rude in Dijon, run by the cook who won the 2023 World Burger Contest in Lyon outright.
OrderA burger from the current board, from the cook who won the 2023 World Burger Contest.
TipFriday and Saturday nights run latest; weekday evenings the kitchen closes earlier.
€€€€BrasserieCentre HistoriqueDaily 10:00-22:00; closed 1 May, 25 Dec, 1 Jan
La Brasserie des Loges seats guests beside the Musée des Beaux-Arts on Place du Théâtre in Dijon, serving Burgundian brasserie classics daily.
OrderThe Menu Bourguignon, a set three-course run through the region's classics.
TipIt stays open every day of the year bar three, useful for a Sunday or holiday table when smaller kitchens shut.
€€€€ItalianLes HallesMon, Thu, Sun 10:00-14:00, 19:00-22:00; Tue-Wed, Fri-Sat 08:00-14:30, 19:00-23:30
Chez Gina fills a corner of Place du Marché in Dijon with fresh pasta and an Italian grocery shop, open latest on Friday and Saturday nights.
OrderA fresh pasta plate followed by a scoop from the 21-flavour in-house gelato counter.
TipCome on a market morning and the shop opens at 08:00 rather than its usual mid-morning start.